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Eastman Credit Union

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We analyzed every closed loan from Eastman Credit Union 1.7k loans across 2k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 5 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Safe Rate Ratings· each scored 1–5 against peer lenders
Pricing
Acceptable
2/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Near-National · 7 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
Jumbo Superstar
Jumbo
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and Jumbo loans
  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average

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Eastman Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
+47.0 bps above market avg
2/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
1,648 loans · 0.48% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Jumbo
53 loans · 0.16% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
1,441 loans · 0.45% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Refinance
269 loans · 0.55% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Near-National · 8 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume1,648
Mix96.4%
Spread
+0.484%Above
Fees
$1,574Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume53
Mix3.1%
Spread
-0.162%Below
Fees
$4,036Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume1,441
Mix84.3%
Spread
+0.452%Above
Fees
$1,723Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume269
Mix15.7%
Spread
+0.554%Above
Fees
$1,205Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,710
Applications
2,472
Volume
$469 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.470%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,627
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
69.2%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$274,632
Avg Borrower Income
$135,759
Avg Property Value
$356,719

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
7
markets with activity
States Served
26
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

26Full-year 2024 · HMDA
26 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010–2020–5050–200200+None
Northeast2
MEPA
Midwest6
ILINMIMNMOOH
South12
ALARFLGAKYNCOKSCTNTXVAWV
West6
AZCACONMNVUT

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 603Mix 35.26% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
2© Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0
Johnson City, TNMetro
Volume 376Mix 21.99% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 209Mix 12.22% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
4© Mjramsey1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Morristown, TNMetro
Volume 23Mix 1.35% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
Volume 33Mix 1.93% of portfolio
53/100
Sound
Volume 18Mix 1.05% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
7© chucka_nc · CC BY-SA 2.0
Asheville, NCMetro
Volume 13Mix 0.76% of portfolio
45/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Tennessee
Tennessee
1
TennesseeState
Volume 1,026Mix 60.00% of portfolio
90/100
Exceptional
Virginia
Virginia
2
VirginiaState
Volume 299Mix 17.49% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
Texas
Texas
3
TexasState
Volume 263Mix 15.38% of portfolio
66/100
Strong
North Carolina
North Carolina
4
North CarolinaState
Volume 30Mix 1.75% of portfolio
45/100
Sound
South Carolina
South Carolina
5
South CarolinaState
Volume 16Mix 0.94% of portfolio
41/100
Sound
Kentucky
Kentucky
6
KentuckyState
Volume 12Mix 0.70% of portfolio
40/100
Acceptable
Florida
Florida
7
FloridaState
Volume 12Mix 0.70% of portfolio
33/100
Acceptable

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use an equal-weight average of scores across the 5 Ps — Pricing, Product, Pull-Through, and Place — with lender promptness blending in as the fifth once a lender has responded to real shopper quote requests.

Our Point System (Max 50 Points)

10/ 50 pts
Pricing
How competitively a lender prices vs. the market benchmark (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Product
Performance on your specific loan type (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Pull Through
How reliably a lender closes the loans it starts (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Place
Depth of a lender's expertise in your local market (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Promptness
How quickly a lender answers real quote requests — blended in once they respond (20%).
Champion
Champion(80%+ = 40-50 points)
Superstar
Superstar(60-79% = 30-39 points)

Data Integrity & Updates

Data is updated quarterly based on the latest HMDA filings and proprietary SafeRate analysis. All metrics are calculated using standardized methodologies to ensure fair comparison across lenders.

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The 5 PsRankings are calculated from observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place, plus Promptness when a lender has answered real shopper quote requests.
No Pay to PlayLenders cannot buy their way to the top. Rankings are 100% earned.
HMDA 2024Built using publicly available originated loan data from the federal government.
Peer BenchmarkedPerformance is normalized and benchmarked against peer institutions.